Federal Election Campaign Act

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The Federal Election Campaign Act is a landmark U.S. law that regulates federal campaign finance, including contribution limits, disclosure requirements, and public funding of presidential elections.

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instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
campaign finance law ⓘ
aimsTo increase transparency in campaign finance ⓘ
limit undue influence of large donors ⓘ
reduce corruption in federal elections ⓘ
alsoKnownAs FECA of 1971 ⓘ
amendedBy Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 ⓘ
Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1976 ⓘ
Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1979 ⓘ
appliesTo U.S. congressional elections ⓘ
U.S. presidential elections ⓘ
federal elections ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 52 of the United States Code ⓘ
constitutionalIssues First Amendment free speech ⓘ
campaign spending limits ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
created system of public financing for presidential general elections ⓘ
system of public financing for presidential primary elections ⓘ
dateEnacted 1971-02-07 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
established legal framework later used to create the Federal Election Commission ⓘ
establishes limits on contributions to federal candidates ⓘ
limits on contributions to political committees ⓘ
fundedBy voluntary checkoff on federal income tax returns ⓘ
implementedBy Federal Election Commission ⓘ
jurisdiction federal government of the United States ⓘ
language English ⓘ
policyArea campaign finance regulation ⓘ
presidentAtEnactment Richard Nixon ⓘ
previouslyCodifiedIn Title 2 of the United States Code ⓘ
primaryPurpose regulate federal campaign finance ⓘ
regulates campaign contributions ⓘ
campaign expenditures ⓘ
campaign finance disclosure ⓘ
public funding of presidential elections ⓘ
relatedTo Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act ⓘ
Federal Election Commission ⓘ
requires public disclosure of campaign contributions ⓘ
public disclosure of campaign expenditures ⓘ
regular campaign finance reports ⓘ
sector election law ⓘ
shortName FECA ⓘ
linked to: FECA of 1971
signedBy Richard Nixon ⓘ
strengthenedBy Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 ⓘ
subjectOf Buckley v. Valeo ⓘ
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ⓘ
yearEnacted 1971 ⓘ

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Federal Election Commission → formedBy → Federal Election Campaign Act ⓘ
Federal Election Commission → legalBasis → Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
93rd United States Congress → enacted → Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission → relatedStatute → Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission → relatedStatute → Federal Election Campaign Act ⓘ
94th United States Congress → passed → Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 implementation measures ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
United States federal elections → campaignFinanceLaw → Federal Election Campaign Act ⓘ
92nd United States Congress → passed → Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
Federal Election Commission → legalBasis → Federal Election Campaign Act ⓘ
subject linked to: FEC
Federal Election Campaign Act → amendedBy → Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
Federal Election Campaign Act → amendedBy → Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1976 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
Federal Election Campaign Act → amendedBy → Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1979 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
Federal Election Campaign Act → strengthenedBy → Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
Secretary of the U.S. Senate (campaign finance disclosure functions) → legalBasis → Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
Secretary of the U.S. Senate (campaign finance disclosure functions) → legalBasis → Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
Title 52 of the United States Code → relatedTo → Federal Election Campaign Act ⓘ
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act → amends → Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
DNC Treasurer → requiresKnowledgeOf → Federal Election Campaign Act ⓘ
Buckley v. Valeo → challengedStatute → Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
Buckley v. Valeo → challengedStatute → Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
United States federal campaign finance law → hasKeyStatute → Federal Election Campaign Act ⓘ
FECA of 1971 → hasLongName → Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 → amendedBy → Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1974 ⓘ
subject linked to: FECA of 1971
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 → amendedBy → Federal Election Campaign Act Amendments of 1976 ⓘ
subject linked to: FECA of 1971
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1910 → followedBy → Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
Federal Corrupt Practices Act of 1910 → repealedBy → Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 ⓘ
linked to: Federal Election Campaign Act
United States federal election law → keyStatute → Federal Election Campaign Act ⓘ